The School of International and Public Affairs’s Institute for Global Politics hosted “What’s Next for the Middle East?” on Friday, a conversation on the future of diplomacy and peace negotiations in the Israel-Hamas war.

Roughly 200 alumni organized a demonstration on Monday outside the gates at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in protest of the University’s suspension of its chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace.

Journalism School faculty issued a public statement on Nov. 9 calling for the protection of journalists reporting on the Israel-Hamas war.

Intense rainfall and flooding brought disruption to the Morningside Heights campus on Friday, causing difficulties for students and space closures along with larger shutdowns and delays across the five New York City boroughs.

Columbia welcomed a handful of presidents to campus last week in its 20th World Leader’s Forum—the first for University President Minouche Shafik.

Columbia ranked fifth in the Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking, a jump-up from the No. 16 spot in The Journal’s last list in 2022.

As Duke Hopper, GS ’23, captain of the Columbia University Rugby Football Club, prepares to say goodbye to Morningside Heights, he is excited at the prospect of being closer to family in Richmond, Virginia.

Columbia University Libraries and The Forum hosted the 2023 Bancroft Prizes ceremony on Thursday in collaboration with the department of history.